International law expert: Presence of UAE’s ship in Yemeni waters is illegal

PARIS, Jan. 03 (YPA) – President of the European Institute for International Law and International Relations (EIIR), Mahmoud Refaat, said on Monday that “the presence of the Emirati ship in Yemen’s territorial waters is illegal.”

“If it is proven that the ship is military, the crime will be grave,” Refaat added in a tweet on Twitter, considering that the Sanaa government’s holding of a ship flying the UAE flag is “unprecedented act.”

He pointed out that “the radical change in the balance of power at sea came after this change was confirmed on land in favor of Sanaa during the past weeks.”

YPA